ROCHESTER — Benjamin Shannon, who allegedly robbed George and Ed's convenience store at gunpoint on Monday, is detoxing from alcohol and will be released on personal recognizance bail if he is accepted into the county's community corrections bail supervision program.

Shannon, 34, of 2 Jackson St., Apt. 3, was arraigned Tuesday morning after allegedly entering the store around 8 a.m. Monday, and demanding money, while pointing what looked like a silver handgun. According to a police affidavit, a witness who was at the store said Shannon appeared drunk while demanding money and telling the clerk to get down on the ground.

The store clerk told police the suspect threatened to kill her if she called police.

Another witness, who was outside the North Main Street store during the robbery, told police he saw the man matching the description of the suspect exiting the store while stuffing a wad of cash into his pocket, according to the affidavit. Shannon then allegedly ran toward Jackson Street.

According to police, Shannon fled with an undetermined amount of cash from the George and Ed's cash register.

As police canvassed the area, they spoke with Shannon's neighbor, who reported seeing a man run through a neighbor's yard, hop over a fence, and go into Apt. 3 at 2 Jackson St., where Shannon lives.

After executing a search warrant on Shannon's home, police found a mask, which matched the description of the mask the suspect was wearing during the robbery. At a nearby dumpster, police also found clothing that matched the suspect's clothing during the robbery, and a silver BB gun.

In addition to the felony robbery charge, on Monday police charged Shannon with obstructing government administration, a Class A misdemeanor, for allegedly interfering with a search warrant police obtained to collect Shannon's DNA, hair samples and fingerprints. Shannon allegedly backed away from a detective on Monday, as the detective was trying to collect the samples.

After his arrest, Shannon was held overnight in jail on $25,000 cash bail.

During his arraignment Tuesday morning, a judge ordered his bail to convert to personal recognizance if he is accepted for bail supervision through the Strafford County Community Corrections Program. If he violates the conditions of the program, his bail will revert to $25,000 cash.

Shannon was also ordered not to have contact with the victim and witnesses, and to not go within 100 yards of George and Ed's store. He is also prohibited from having alcohol or weapons while on bail.